EDITORIAL: Johnson should be wary of US activity in Ukraine

6:25 PM,
Mar. 19, 2014

Written by

Gannett Wisconsin Media

Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson has returned from a fact-finding mission to Ukraine urging the U.S. to go beyond the economic sanctions proposed by President Obama in order to stop Vladimir Putin's expansionist policies. While Johnson has stopped short of calling for American military intervention, he has called for military aid and even a military mission to assess the country's needs.

"If Ukraine is going to be able to maintain its border integrity, it's going to have to be able to defend itself, it's going to have to build its military back up. Well, we should help them do that," the Republican ...